Cute Foot Tattoos

Cute foot tattoos are easily hidden in business or formal settings and popular with women. There are a handful of designs that are most popular for this type of tattoo placement, but don't be afraid to get creative. However, do keep on mind the placement on the foot—they all will probably need touch-ups eventually, but some will need more than others and are not widely recommended.

Ideas for Cute Foot Tattoos

Some of the most popular designs for foot tattoos include stars, flowers, and even letters. While you can get a foot tattoo that starts on the top of your foot and travels up your ankle and potentially even up your shin, some prefer to get tattoos on their big toes, tattoos that cover their whole feet (similar to the Mehndi tattoos popular in Middle Eastern and North African wedding ceremonies).

Here are a few styles to consider:

• Hearts
• Flowers
• Letters
• Matching tattoos on each foot
• One half of a total tattoo on each foot, that make a whole image when you stand with your feet together
• Flower vines that wrap from feet to shins
• Zodiac symbols
• Butterflies
• Toe rings
• Anklets

So what makes a tattoo cute, anyway? They're usually small, though you can find some very intricate, large tattoos that are classified as "cute", as well. Consider a flower vine done in bright colors curling up your calf, with ladybugs and butterflies resting along the length. It's big, but the components are all cute, so the overall look is, of course, cute.

In addition to size, bright colors contribute to the overall "cute" classification. While black and white tattoos can be cute, the ones that stand out most boast of pink, blue, green, yellow, and other bright, girly hues.

Galleries

What better way to find your inspiration for a cute foot tattoo than a picture? There are several galleries where you can check out the tattoos on the skin, but don’t discount galleries of pictures alone. You can view the following for ideas:

Rank My Tattoos will allow you to not only get ideas for your own tattoos, but you can rank the ones you like and see what others think before you dive into the chair. You'll see things like butterflies, cherries, and more.

Get Wonder will share with you the pros and cons of foot tattoo placement, but they have some beautiful examples of foot tattoos near the bottom of the page. Here, you can see an example of two halves of a tattoo split between the feet.

Squidoo's Foot Tattoo article shows you images of tattoos on the side of the foot, on the heel, on the tops of the feet, and more.

Check Out My Ink is another gallery that offers displays of tattoos on feet. You can check out placement as well as designs. There is a beautiful butterfly on the top of the foot with small music notes dancing toward the toes there. If you're a fan of butterflies and you love music, this may be the cute tattoo for you.

Words of Caution

Aside from the high levels of pain involved with getting a foot tattoo (or any tattoo that is over a bone), there are other concerns to take into account before taking the plunge.

First, there is maintenance involved. While you may be aware of necessary touch-ups on most tattoos from time to time, there is a higher level of maintenance needed for foot tattoos because of the likelihood of ink migration.

To avoid ink migration as much as possible while still donning art on your feet, try to stick to the top of your foot rather than the toes or the sides. A cute foot tattoo today may not be cute in a few years if you don't keep it up.

Also, as with choosing a tattoo of any kind, make sure your foot tattoo will still be cute to you in years. They are, for the most part, permanent, so you don't want to choose something you find cute now that you will regret later.

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